Posted: April 29th, 2015

HNN215 Quality Use of Medicines

HNN215 Frequently Asked Questions – Case Study
1. Can I ask very specific questions about the case study on CloudDeakin?
This is really difficult via the Cloud as answering specific questions for others or asking others to answer questions for you that can be used is considered collusion and thus reportable academic misconduct. You may need to ask specific questions of your facilitator in person or via email.
2. Do I need an introduction and/or conclusion?
The case study isn’t written in an essay format, so there is no need for an intro or conclusion. You may use simple headings e.g. Question 1, then your answer, then Question 2 and so on. However, like all academic pieces of work, all ideas must be acknowledged and supported by relevant literature, have logical flow and clarity of ideas.
3. Are we expected to answer each question on a separate piece of paper?
No. Please ensure that your answers are clearly separated from each other e.g. with the use of suitable headings e.g. Q 1 or Question 1. Headings can be clearly separated from the text on the page (i.e. make them bold or underline).
4. Are we allowed to use abbreviations, for example, NSAIDs?
The first time you use it you should write it out in full with the abbreviation in brackets e.g. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID), then you may use the abbreviation subsequently.
5. In Question 1 can we identify and explain any 3 risks?
Three (3) SIGNIFICANT risks in total are required; it could be 3 risks, 3 drug interactions or 3 adverse effects or any combination – it does not matter. The most important part of this question is to ensure whatever is chosen, they must be SIGNIFICANT.
6. In Question 2, do we set out strategies for each risk or do we generally discuss numerous strategies to cover these types of risks?
Your strategies need to be clearly linked to whichever of the individual risks that are identified in Question 1, so ensure it is clear what risk you are covering.
7. In Questions 1 and 2, can we use dot points?
The questions ask you to explain (Question 1) and describe (Question 2) respectively, therefore you must ensure you give at least a 3-4 sentence explanation/description on each point (usually more). I am happy for them to be separated into dot points, but you must explain/describe each of the points depending on the question.
8. How many references do I need?
There is no correct answer to this – the number dependent on how you answer the question and how you write; thus is specific to each individual student. All I can say is that I do not think one number will make a HD and another a Pass – it depends greatly on the quality of the resources and how they are utilised. I would expect you will look beyond just nursing journal articles and may need to look at medical/pharmacology journals etc. too. You can use the Australian Medicines
Handbook and Therapeutic Guidelines, but avoid websites (Non-Govt) and textbooks (you can use the prescribed texts but not too much).
They should all be current, i.e. from 2008 onwards.
9. How do you reference the therapeutic guidelines (eTG), which is available online?
How to cite this depends on whether it is a specific topic cited, or it is a general citation of a Therapeutic Guidelines book or electronic product. The citations are different for the books, eTG complete used via the internet or CD ROM installation or miniTG (the hand held computer (PDA) version).
Therapeutic Guidelines books (actual hardcopy books)
Example of a citation for a general reference
Palliative Care Expert Group 2005, Therapeutic guidelines: palliative care, Version 2, Melbourne, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited.
Example of a citation for a specific reference
Palliative Care Expert Group 2005, Fatigue, In: Therapeutic guidelines: palliative care, Version 2, Melbourne, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited, pp.199-200.
eTG complete via internet.
Example of a citation for a general reference
eTG complete (Internet). Melbourne. Therapeutic Guidelines Limited, 2006 Jan, Accessed 2006 March 14 www.deakin.edu.au/library/INSERT ACTUAL URL
Example of a citation for a specific reference
Fatigue in patients receiving palliative care (revised 2005 August), In: eTG complete (Internet). Melbourne. Therapeutic Guidelines Limited, 2006 Jan, Accessed 2006 March 14 <URL>
10. In Harvard, are our text citations e.g. (John 2009) included in the word count?
It depends on how you cite it. If you write…Alison’s middle name is Maree (Ryan 2010) then the Ryan 2010 is not included. However, if you write Ryan (2010) states that Alison’s middle name is Maree… then the Ryan is included but the 2010 isn’t. So pretty much, whatever you have in brackets isn’t included in the word count.